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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2021

Overcoming Symmetry Mismatch in Vaccine Nanoassembly through Spontaneous Amidation.

Rolle Rahikainen, Pramila Rijal, Tiong Kit Tan, Hung-Jen Wu, Anne-Marie C Andersson, Jordan R Barrett, Thomas A Bowden, Simon J Draper, Alain R Townsend, Mark Howarth

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Rolle RahikainenDepartment of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1265-862X
Pramila RijalMRC Human Immunology Unit MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Radcliffe Department of Medicine University of Oxford Oxford OX3 9DS UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9214-9851
Tiong Kit TanMRC Human Immunology Unit MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Radcliffe Department of Medicine University of Oxford Oxford OX3 9DS UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8746-8308
Hung-Jen WuDepartment of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1764-1966
Anne-Marie C AnderssonDepartment of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU UK.
Jordan R BarrettJenner Institute University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK.
Thomas A BowdenWellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7BN UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8066-8785
Simon J DraperJenner Institute University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9415-1357
Alain R TownsendMRC Human Immunology Unit MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Radcliffe Department of Medicine University of Oxford Oxford OX3 9DS UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3702-0107
Mark HowarthDepartment of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8870-7147

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Matching of symmetry at interfaces is a fundamental obstacle in molecular assembly. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are important vaccine platforms against pathogenic threats, including Covid-19. However, symmetry mismatch can prohibit vaccine nanoassembly. We established an approach for coupling VLPs to diverse antigen symmetries. SpyCatcher003 enabled efficient VLP conjugation and extreme thermal resilience. Many people had pre-existing antibodies to SpyTag:SpyCatcher but less to the 003 variants. We coupled the computer-designed VLP not only to monomers (SARS-CoV-2) but also to cyclic dimers (Newcastle disease, Lyme disease), trimers (influenza hemagglutinins), and tetramers (influenza neuraminidases). Even an antigen with dihedral symmetry could be displayed. For the global challenge of influenza, SpyTag-mediated display of trimer and tetramer antigens strongly induced neutralizing antibodies. SpyCatcher003 conjugation enables nanodisplay of diverse symmetries towards generation of potent vaccines.

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bioconjugationnanoparticlesnanotechnologySpyTagvaccines

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PMID38504824
PMCPMC10947127

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